Elias - Hope Is Born Again

1. Loudly

2. Faithful Forever

3. Make It Alright

4. The Whole World

5. Honestly

6. Hope Is Born Again

7. Shine Down

8. Oh What Love

9. The Love Song

10. Kingdom Come

11. Raise Our Voice

12. Benediction

Elias have released their debut album titled "Hope Is Born Again". This album shows the band having a very contemporary christian music sound. This is a pretty typical sound and style for religious artists to be singing in. These guys have a similar sound to that of an Article One, Jars Of Clay or even The Afters, so if you are into those artists, you could really like this album. They have done a pretty decent job here. 

When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to pretty solid level.  The sound is nice and clear, with quite a crisp recording to them. They have done a very good job here, and it shows throughout the entire album.  The instrumentation here is pretty standard and basic. With that being said, it isn't bad, it's actually quite good, but there is nothing on this album that is really going to wow you or blow you away in this aspect. These are just nice, solid, straightforward played songs. Good job overall.

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are done very well. When listening to the songs, you can tell that Elias is very talented and can really sing. He has a very clear and on point with his note. This is however the typical singing style you expect within the religious musical community. The only thing we can point out on the negative, and it isn't a big deal, is we wish it was a little more unique. Other than that, great job on the vocals. Elias Dummer's songwriting was put on display with this album. He proved he can write songs, and write them well. This is show with the song "Faithful Forever" which won a Covenant Award. He has a gift for songwriting and you can see it, with his songs about faith, and your relationship with your faith throughout the whole album.  

If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Faithful Forever" your attention, as it shows off Elias songwriting skills, and give you a decent look into what the rest of the album sounds like.

Elias have made a debut album that shows off the sound and style the band want to go with, and give you an insight into their music for the first time. This album is a great effort for a debut band and we are hoping to see more, and hear what this band is going to do next. We like it. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Contemporary/Christian/Rock

Release Date: 2008

Location: Hamilton, Ontario

Label: None